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Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors and Other True Cases

A Collection of Miscellaneous Cases Author: Ann Rule Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors and Other True Cases is a very loosely themed collection composed mostly of cold cases and random rape / murder stories. The idea, ostensibly, is to focus on cases that hit close to home, but the reality is more of a hodge-podge of tales that fit more under a “miscellaneous” heading than anything else. The first two chapters are novella length, taking up most of the real estate in the book. Neither, however, are especially satisfying, leaving more unanswered and speculated upon than revealed. The first chapter concentrates on [...]

Frances Carden2025-12-12T20:58:29-07:00December 12th, 2025|Tags: ann rule, book review, nonfiction, read, reading, true crime|

If You Really Loved Me

Like Daughter, Like Father? Author: Ann Rule California, 1985. A 17-year-old woman (Julia Brown) calls the police, weeping. She thinks her sister, Linda Brown, who is sleeping in the next room, has been shot. The police arrive and Linda’s husband, David Brown, opens the door. In the background, they see Julia in the living room cradling her sister’s baby. Neither Julia nor David had gone into the room to check and see if Linda was indeed shot. Both, however, instantly accuse David’s missing fourteen-year-old daughter, Cinnamon, of the crime. Fast forward – Cinnamon has confessed to killing her stepmother and is [...]

Frances Carden2025-11-02T16:37:12-07:00November 2nd, 2025|Tags: ann rule, book review, Cinnamon Brown, David Brown, murder, read, reading, true crime|

Stranger Beside Me, The

A True Crime Author, a Serial Killer, A Strange Friendship Author: Ann Rule Ann Rule, prolific true crime writer, worked side by side, and even developed a meaningful friendship, with one of the most prolific serial killers in American history: Ted Bundy. As Ann unknowingly began working on a book about the serial rapes and murders of young women across several states, her confidant and friend, Bundy, watched from the sidelines. As the investigation continued and Ann began to suspect Ted, the lines between friendship and loyalty, crime and punishment blurred, creating this explosive account of one woman’s friendship with a [...]

Frances Carden2023-10-09T11:52:28-07:00October 9th, 2023|Tags: ann rule, book review, read, reading, Ted Bundy, true crime|